Wow! More tortured logic! !
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Another 147 people dead in Baghdad, cui bono? Ask yourself who would gain from such a civil war and a divided Iraq? Who has written policy papers proposing the need for an Iraq divided in 3 parts?
Could there be a motive for Israel to destabilize Iraq right now? Look at the map! In spite of the deal Iran has made with Russia and France about it´s nuclear enrichment program, Israel is still threatening an attack. If Israel wants to attack Iran from it´s own territory it has to fly over Iraq. There is no other way.
Occupation Iraq: Why Violence is Down
Occupation Iraq: Insurgents Want US to Stay
The fact that the MSM was BLARING THIS and that the Globe PUT it on the FRONT PAGE screamed FALSE FLAG ATTACK to me!
CUI BONO?
And when you READ of the ANOMALY it CONFIRMS the SUSPICIONS!
"Iraq blasts kill 147, shake faith; Insurgents viewed as trying to weaken confidence in Maliki" by Anthony Shadid, Washington Post | October 26, 2009
Remember, readers, the Washington Post is the CIA 's newspaper, so you are getting this straight from the agenda-pushing horse's mouth (located in the back, WaPo?)!
BAGHDAD - Twin car bombs killed at least 147 people and ruined three government buildings yesterday, underlining what officials called a new strategy in Iraq’s contest for power ahead of January elections: spectacular blows aimed at destroying faith in Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s ability to secure the country as the US withdraws.
Wouldn't they wait until AFTER we have LEFT?
The dead included 35 employees at the Ministry of Justice and at least 25 staff members of the Baghdad Provincial Council, the Associated Press reported. At least 721 people were wounded, including three American contractors.
That CAN'T BE CAR BOMBS, I'm sorry! I don't know what they were, but...!
The attack, staged in heavy traffic during the morning rush hour, was the worst in Baghdad since 2007. Along with an Aug. 19 attack that killed about 100 people, insurgents have now wrecked several pillars of the state’s authority: the Foreign, Finance, Justice, and Municipalities and Public Works ministries, as well as the Baghdad provincial headquarters, which are all in a fortified swath of downtown.
See that false flag waving, readers?
The Interior Ministry said yesterday’s bombing was carried out by suicide bombers. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Unlike the attacks in crowded mosques, restaurants, and markets, aimed at igniting sectarian strife, these blasts appeared to rely on a distinctly political logic. In elections scheduled for January to choose a new parliament, Maliki has staked his future on having restored a semblance of security to the war-wrecked country. In the street yesterday, where blood and ashes mixed with water surging from broken mains, that claim seemed as tattered as the forlorn facades of the targeted buildings....
The street where yesterday’s blasts occurred had been reopened to vehicle traffic this summer. Maliki had pointed to the change as a sign that safety was returning to the city.
Hours after the attacks, spaced less than a minute apart, Maliki visited the scene, where cars caught in traffic jams were turned into tombs, their passengers incinerated inside.
As in August, he blamed former members of Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party and the insurgent group Al Qaeda in Iraq, although in a sign of the uncertainty that prevails in Baghdad, others levied charges against the full spectrum of Iraq’s neighbors and parties....
That LIE is SO PLAYED!!!! NO ONE believes THAT ONE anymore!
In Washington, President Obama condemned the attacks, saying the United States “will stand with Iraq’s people and government....’’
The blasts came at a precarious moment in Iraqi politics. Parliament has yet to agree on legislation to organize the planned Jan. 16 vote, despite warnings by the United States and the United Nations that time will probably run out by next weekend.
Update: Iraq's Election Law Goes To Parliament For Approval
CUI BONO?
Critics have also complained that some of the key officials charged with security - Maliki and Interior Minister Jawad Bolani - are more engaged in the election than in running the country.
“Security officials are busy with politics,’’ said Asma al-Musawi, a parliament member from a bloc allied with cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose followers represent one of Maliki’s main challengers in the coming election. “Now everybody’s accusing everybody else.’’
See: Slow Saturday Special: Sadr Knows
Violence has receded across much of Iraq since the height of the sectarian war.
That is one of those LIES the MSM keeps repeating and repeating!
Yeah, they SAY THAT because they are CONCEALING all the VIOLENCE -- until NOW, cui bono?
With little fear, drivers ply the roads of provinces like Anbar, once the cradle of the insurgency. But.... The government buildings attacked yesterday were well fortified, tucked behind rings of checkpoints.
OH, STENCH!
The targets seemed to reflect an older chapter of the insurgency, when attacks were less frequent but often more devastating.... Abbas al-Bayati, a Shi’ite lawmaker who plans to run with Maliki’s bloc in January. “We need to reassess our security and redeploy our armed forces. We need technical assistance from the Americans.’’
Translation: WE ARE NEVER LEAVING, cui bono?
In the wake of the earlier attacks, Maliki’s government arrested several army and police officers, accusing them of negligence. Officials also promptly claimed to have detained the culprits, and they aired a video of a man who confessed to organizing the attacks. But US officials later cast doubt on the veracity of the arrests and the confession. At the time, Maliki faced criticism that his administration had prematurely scaled back security measures in Baghdad. His detractors have also lambasted him for being overconfident in his security forces’ readiness as American forces pull back from the cities in preparation of a larger withdrawal by next August. Yesterday, Maliki’s aides defended the prime minister’s performance....
Sami al-Askari, a parliament member and adviser to Maliki. “Even when US forces were inside cities, they couldn’t stop car bombings.’’
Only when we wanted to call of our "Al-CIA-Duh" agents so they could claim Bush won the war before he left! Amazing how those "terrorists" have such LOUSY TIMING, 'eh?
But in the streets, public sentiments seemed to hew to the logic of the blasts, raising doubts over the government’s ability to protect Baghdad.
Then we will JUST HAVE TO STAY, huh, Americans? Good thing we built PERMANENT BASES over there!
At the scene, bystanders grew angry as high-ranking police and army officers visited the devastated ministries, surrounded by security details of dozens of men. “Who has trust in the government?’’ Ahmed Abed asked. “Why should I have trust?’’
You should not because GOVERNMENTS LIE!
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More cover-up:
BAGHDAD - Iraq’s government made progress on a new election law that could ease tensions and pledged tighter security yesterday after suicide bombings Sunday claimed at least 155 lives, including as many as two dozen children trapped in a bus leaving a day-care center.
I'm sorry, but NOT EVEN the WORST of the PIOUS and INTOLERANT MUSLIMS would DO THAT!!!!
But those promises held little sway with Iraqis outraged at the government’s inability to maintain peace in the city. The two weekend bombings, in what was supposed to be one of the city’s safest areas, coincided with Iraq’s preparations for pivotal elections in January that will determine who will guide the country through the US withdrawal. The blasts seemed designed to undermine Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who has staked his political future on restoring safety to the country.
And yet the STALLED LAW goes through afterwards? STINKOLA!!!!
“Al-Maliki always appears on TV bragging that the situation is stable and security is restored. Let him come and see this mass destruction,’’ said Ahmed Mahmoud, who had returned to the blast site yesterday after identifying his brother’s headless body at a hospital morgue by the belt he was wearing. “I took the body to Najaf for burial. Then I came back looking for the head,’’ Mahmoud said.
The bombings were perceived as an attack on the Shi’ite-led government, and senior leaders including the prime minister, the president, and the Parliament speaker hastened their efforts yesterday to work out a proposed election law that could help the country move forward with the January vote, said an official close to the talks. Lawmakers have been wrangling for weeks about the election law, and observers, including the United States, had worried that failure to agree on the guidelines might delay the crucial vote.
The MORE YOU READ, the MORE IT STINKS!!!!
There were few details on the proposal, which the official said would be presented to political party leaders today. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions. Iraqi authorities, meanwhile, moved to increase security in the capital, tightening hundreds of checkpoints that already dot the city, snarling traffic for hours.
Once again, CUI BONO?
So the bombings allowed a CRACKDOWN, huh?
Security reinforcements flooded into the streets, after authorities said they had intelligence showing other targets were next.
Oh, NOW they HAVE INTEL on WHAT IS NEXT! Puh-leeze!!!
The damage from Sunday’s bombings was even worse than originally believed, with three major government buildings destroyed or severely damaged, all within a few hundred yards of each other. The first blast hit the Justice Ministry and the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works across the street, followed by a second explosion at the Baghdad Provincial Administration, akin to City Hall. A busload of children leaving a day-care center next to the Justice Ministry was caught in the first blast and 24 children and the bus driver were killed, hospital and police officials said. Six children were wounded, said the officials.
An investigation showed that the two vehicles - a minivan and a 26-seat bus, each packed with thousands of pounds of explosives - probably had to pass through multiple security checkpoints before reaching their targets, police said.
Translation: An INSIDE JOB!!!!!
Both bombings were suicide attacks and investigators have recovered some remains from the attackers and were trying to identify them.
You think I am going to believe some lying government?
Yeah, it's ALWAYS SUICIDERS!
Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said 76 people had been arrested, though he did not say who they were or how they were believed to be connected to the bombings.
Standard government tactic after a tragedy (remember 9/11, American Muslims?); round up a bunch of people so the citizenry will think government is on the case and will calm down.
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